Translation guide
How to talk about intersections in Japanese, from street crossings to abstract overlaps.
Referring to a place where two or more roads meet, such as a crossing or junction.
The most common word for a road intersection, especially in urban contexts.
次の交差点を右に曲がってください。
Turn right at the next intersection.
あの交差点は事故が多い。
That intersection has many accidents.
Literally 'cross-shaped road', used for a four-way intersection or crossroads.
その店は十字路の角にあります。
The shop is on the corner of the crossroads.
A casual term for a four-cornered intersection, often used in everyday speech.
四つ角を左に曲がると郵便局があります。
Turn left at the intersection and you'll see the post office.
A traditional or literary word for a crossroads, often used in historical or poetic contexts.
昔、辻で物語を語る人がいた。
Long ago, there were storytellers at the crossroads.
The point where two lines, curves, or surfaces cross each other in geometry or drawing.
The standard mathematical term for the point of intersection of lines or curves.
この二つの線の交点を求めてください。
Find the intersection point of these two lines.
A more general term for intersection or crossing, used in geometry or abstractly.
The overlap or common area between two or more concepts, groups, or disciplines.
Common point or shared aspect; often used for the intersection of ideas or interests.
二つの文化の共通点を見つける。
Find the intersection of the two cultures.
Point of contact or common ground; used for areas where different fields or people meet.
Crossing or intersection, used in abstract contexts like the intersection of trends or paths.
Set intersection in mathematics; literally 'product of sets'.
AとBの集合の積を求めよ。
Find the intersection of sets A and B.
A place or moment where different paths, lives, or events cross.
Can be used metaphorically for a crossroads in life or a meeting point of different elements.
人生の交差点に立っている。
Standing at the intersection of life.
Branching point or junction; often used for a decisive turning point.
交差点 is the general term for any intersection, including T-junctions and large crossings. 十字路 specifically means a cross-shaped intersection (four roads). 四つ角 is a casual word for a four-cornered intersection, often used in directions.
While 交差点 can be used metaphorically, for abstract overlaps like 'the intersection of art and science', use 接点 or 共通点. Using 交差点 in such contexts may sound odd.
二つの円の交わりを計算する。
Calculate the intersection of the two circles.
科学と芸術の接点を探る。
Explore the intersection of science and art.
The point where two historical currents intersect.
歴史の分岐点となる出来事。
An event that becomes an intersection in history.